Louis de San at press conference after record-setting glider flight
Collection
Identifier
KC-d05
Copyright
© 2013 Kirsty Norman
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: KC-d05. Louis de San, a Belgian diplomat, established an Asian gliding record on 25 April 1940, by flying for 4 hours and 44 minutes in a 'Rhônsperber' glider, owned by the Chinese Aeronautical Affairs Commission (航空委员会). This photograph will have been taken shortly after the day of the flight. Photograph from the Kiki de Chaffoy collection.
Location
Date
April 1940
Material
Digital
Media
Black and white photograph
